PC keeps switching off

[Eurofeeds]

My sons XP (Home Premium Edition) PC keeps switching off. I've usually taken
this as overheating in the past, and have had it outside and given it a good
clean, but still have the problem. I thimk there's a log or sometyhing I can
find then poist here for someone to tell me what they think the prob is -
that right?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My sons XP (Home Premium Edition) PC keeps switching off. I've
usually taken this as overheating in the past, and have had it
outside and given it a good clean, but still have the problem. I
thimk there's a log or sometyhing I can find then poist here for
someone to tell me what they think the prob is - that right?

Do you just mean Windows XP Home Edition?
AFAIK - there is no "Home Premium Edition" for Windows XP...

The computer keeps switching off - without warning?

It does sound like a heat issue - and blowing it out will not fix a broken
fan or dmage already done.

Sounds like a few possibilities:
- Bad power/power supply. If it is not hooked to a Battery Backup Power
Source (UPS) - try that.
- Bad motherboard.
- Components (CPU, etc) overheating and the BIOS forcing the machine off.
Check the BIOS logs.

None of that - however - has to do with Windows XP.

 

[Eurofeeds]

I gave it a good brush out outside on a windy day last week with a long soft
artists brush so didn't think it could still be dust, but have rune the
vacuum cleaner over it and the CPU temp has dropped from 102 C to 70C, so
hopefully that was it.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I gave it a good brush out outside on a windy day last week with a long soft
artists brush so didn't think it could still be dust, but have rune the
vacuum cleaner over it and the CPU temp has dropped from 102 C to 70C, so
hopefully that was it.

For the future, let me advise you *never* to use a vacuum cleaner on
your computer. The risk of using it is much greater than the benefits.
Although it can remove dirt, it can also result in static electricity
discharges that can fry the motherboard or other components.

 

[Jose]

For the future, let me advise you *never* to use a vacuum cleaner on
your computer. The risk of using it is much greater than the benefits.
Although it can remove dirt, it can also result in static electricity
discharges that can fry the motherboard or other components.

They call that "hoovering" in the UK.

Jose

 

[Don Phillipson]

My sons XP (Home Premium Edition) PC keeps switching off. I've usually taken
this as overheating in the past, and have had it outside and given it a good
clean, but still have the problem. I thimk there's a log or sometyhing I can
find then poist here for someone to tell me what they think the prob is -
that right?

1. If you think it is overheating, you can probably download from
the mfr. of your CPU a free temperature monitor (and see the
specs within which your CPU operates normally.)

2. "Switching off" is not specific. If you mean power suddenly
cuts off with no warning, this usually indicates a defective Power
Supply Units. PSUs are now very cheaply made (and computer
repair stores can instal a new one in about 2 minutes at no charge.)

 

[David B.]

I've never seen a repair shop that will install a power supply (or any other
part) for no cost.

 

[Gerry]

Jose

The Hoover Company of New Berlin, Ohio (now North Canton) built the
first electric vacuum cleaner that used both a cloth filter bag and
cleaning attachments starting in the year 1908. It was invented by James
Spangler of Canton, Ohio the previous year.

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Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Jose

The Hoover Company of New Berlin, Ohio (now North Canton) built the
first electric vacuum cleaner that used both a cloth filter bag and
cleaning attachments starting in the year 1908. It was invented by James
Spangler of Canton, Ohio the previous year.

for what it's worth, Wikipedia says it was invented by Spangler in
1908.

"The first upright vacuum was invented in 1908 by a Canton, Ohio
department store janitor and occasional inventor named James Murray
Spangler."

I don't know whether that's right or not.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

My sons XP (Home Premium Edition) PC keeps switching off. I've usually
taken this as overheating in the past, and have had it outside and given
it a good clean, but still have the problem. I thimk there's a log or
sometyhing I can find then poist here for someone to tell me what they
think the prob is - that right?

Damage to silicon from overheating does not heal.

As well, sudden shutdowns from hardware (including silicon) do not leave
logs.

HTH
-pk